DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2009
Mar
01 Sunday St Chads Cubs Outdoor Activities Glenbrook 10am-12noon
Mar
07 Saturday GSL’s Day York
Mar
09 Monday Woodseats Explorers AGM Helmton Road 8.00pm
Mar
10 Tuesday District Camp Planning Meeting 156 Meadowhead 7.30pm
Mar
12 Thursday Beaver Leaders Meeting Beauchief Baptist 8.00pm
Mar
12 Thursday Woodseats Cooking Competition Helmton Road
Mar
15 Sunday Getting Started Modules 1-3 Hesley Wood
Mar
16 Monday Beaver Camp Fire Bradway 6.15pm-7-15pm
Mar
19 Thursday Young Leader Training Helmton Road 7.30pm
Mar
23 Monday Fellowship Meeting Bradway 8.00pm
Mar
27 Friday Friends of Woodseats Scouts Whist Drive Helmton Road 7.30pm
Mar
27 Friday Modules 11-15 Hesley Wood to Sunday March 29th
Mar
28 Saturday Beavers Computer Badge Day Helmton Road 1.30pm-4.00pm
Apr
03 Friday Patrol Leaders Training Hesley Wood
Apr
03 Friday Fellowship Weekend Telford to Sunday April 5th
Apr
07 Tuesday Appointments Advisory Committee Beauchief Baptist 6.45pm
Apr
18 Saturday Apex Challenge to Sunday April 19th
Apr
24 Friday 265th Beer Festival Bradway Golf Range
May
01 Friday District Golf Day Breadsall Priory, Details TBA
May
01 Friday District Camp Drumhill, Little Eaton to Monday May 4th
May
10 Sunday Gliding Sutton Bank.
See last months item.
May
16 Saturday Fellowship Quiz Hazel
Grove, Cheshire
Jun
05 Friday Crewboree Activity Camp
Weekend to Sunday June 7th
Oct
24 Saturday Spooktacular at Hesley
Dec
05 Saturday Winter Wonderland Weekend at Hesley to Sunday Dec 6th
Would all leaders
please inform Maureen of any dates or articles for inclusion in the newsletter?
I can be contacted
at
113 Woodseats Road, Sheffield S8
OPH
Tel: 0114 220 4657
SHEAF
DISTRICT
NEWSLETTER
March 2009
Beware the Ides of March. I say beware the winds of change as scouting
goes from strength to strength.
You will notice from the article inside showing
the census returns figures that there is quite an increase in numbers for the
current year.
This is Good News indeed and a great compliment to
leaders as without their input, and especially their time and enthusiasm, we
would not grow but fizzle away to nothing.
Well Done All.
Roll on 2009 with all there is to look forward to.
70 Years Young
Hi. Have any of you
ever been a member of the 231st Sheffield (Shiregreen)?
We are planning a
social reunion night on the day we were affiliated-the 3rd May, as it's our
70th Year. The evenings’ entertainment will include a buffet and disco.
If you have ever been involved in the group in anyway and would like to attend
or contribute to the event please don't hesitate to get in touch! The more
the merrier. If you know of anyone that used to be part of the group please
pass this information on to them and ask them to contact me.
Further details will be posted on our website as they are organised.
Dan Wilson Scout Leader 231st
Mobile: 0774 387 9884
daniel.wilson88@hotmail.co.uk
http://www.231stshiregreenscouts.co.uk
Indoor Cooking Competition
The Cooking Competition has been restarted with the trophy being named in honour of a former DC Graham Wilks who was a great supporter of the indoor cooking competition. The original trophy of a ladle was donated and named after Philip Wilkinson, to whom we extend our thanks for allowing us rename, it in honour of Graham.
This was held at Bradway Scout centre on Saturday 31st January. We had a great turnout, 7 teams of 4scouts each. Thank you to leaders and parents who helped in anyway.
The teams were from 69th Mosborough, 146th Old Norton, 181st St.Chads, 203rd Our Lady and St. Thomas, 246th Beauchief Baptists, 265th Greenhill and 297th Bradway.
The standard of cooking was outstanding, with culinary delights from France, Belgium, Italy and Mexico. The understanding of food hygiene and all the trappings of preparing, cooking, serving and eating a meal were on display to the enormous credit of the scouts taking part well done to you all.
The result was extremely close, 4 teams within a very few points, but the winners were 265th Greenhill who were presented with the trophy by Shirley Wilks.
Thank you to the judges: Tim McQueen, Frank Richardson, Ian Cox and Rose Francis. They will have a lot to live up to next time when they defend the trophy next year as the other groups will be determined to take it from them!!!
Well done to everyone concerned.
Rose
ROSYS
ROSYS is the County News Letter that is produced in the county office at Hesley and distributed electronically. It would appear that the circulation list is well out of date. I am suggesting that Maureen Carr, using our Sheaf News database, should handle Sheaf District distribution. If you receive multiple copies please contact the other senders NOT Maureen and inform them of the situation.
Thank you
Peter Stevenson DC 24/02/09
From County Office received 25/02/09
Due to leaders and others coming
and going in districts, and of course who better to know who they are than the
districts, we are currently looking into having one contact per district who
can be relied upon to circulate ROSYS to their members. I know the County
Commissioner will be talking to the DC’s about this shortly. It will be a
lot easier for circulation if this happens.
Snippets
When Sheaf events have happened, can I, where possible, please have reports back of what was done, numbers attending, winners etc. so I can put it in the newsletter? Leaders do read these reports and sometimes think ‘that sounds good’ we’ll give it a try.
Maureen
Do all your leaders and supporters receive Sheaf News? If they are on email and wish to have the newsletter sent to them please inform me and I will add them to my lists.
If they are not on email please print one off and pass it on. Also please affix one to your notice board.
Maureen
Census Returns
The returns are in, and once again we have a significant increase in numbers within the district.
This is an increase of about 7% on last years’ figures.
2008 2009
Beavers - 142 145
Cubs – 182 197
Scouts - 165 164
Explorers – 43 61
Network – 14 23
Leaders 94 89
Commissioners,
Fellowship & Other
Adults 53 59
Total 693 738
Well done to all GSL’s for getting the figures in on time, well done to all the leaders for the work you do, obviously we are doing something right. Our targets next year must be to continue the growth and attract more leaders. It’s amazing what results we get if we only ask.
Hillwalking Training & Assessment 2009
will be held in the Peak District on the
following dates:
for further details or to book
click the link to contact the
appropriate Assessor
29 March
m-ph@sy-activities.org.uk
9-10 May
m-ph@sy-activities.org.uk
4-5 July
m-ph@sy-activities.org.uk
26-27 September
m-gn@sy-activities.org.uk
31 October - 1 November
m-ph@sy-activities.org.uk
for Climbing Assessments
click
this link for details
m-gn@sy-activities.org.uk
Online at Woodseats Scouts
To keep ex-members in touch, to inform other interested parties and to share photos etc., the above website has been created.
This includes a Flicker Photo Archive – giving forty-one years and 700 pictures of the unit’s activities. To date over the past year this site has received over 14,000 visits.
There is also a mailing list for those who wish to receive the unit Newsletter that will give details of forthcoming unit activities and events.
Also to view is the unit programme, a list of Queens Scouts, the online Hedgehog, Face book and Bebo, which are social networking pages, and last but not least RSS News feeds.
Drum Hill Scout
Activity Camp
Little Eaton,
Derbyshire
District camp will be
held over the May Day Weekend at the above site which is situated just off the
A38, about 32 miles from Sheffield.
A planning meeting will be held at the home of Helen Wolage, 156 Meadowhead on Tuesday 10th March at 7.30pm.
To date 9 groups have shown an interest. If you would like to be involved in the
planning meeting please advise-peter.stevenson38@blueyonder.co.uk
Or turn up at the meeting.
Of
Interest to all Scouts and Explorers
This
item has arrived via The Sheffield Wildlife Trust and their activities appear
to be very much aligned to what we do within scouting.
Earthwatch is a project run by Sheffield Wildlife Trust to provide exciting and challenging experiences for young people in a woodland environment.
We run our sessions in Moss
Valley Woodlands near Norton College in Jordanthorpe.
Activities include shelter
building, tool making, trees felling, using knots & lashings, and fire
lighting.
The project is aimed at young people
aged 13-19, so would be ideal for Explorer Scouts.
The sessions are primarily about
having fun, but will be a chance for participants to gain valuable skills such
as team working, tool use and working with wood.
Sessions can also be tailored to work towards a Scouts badge.
We adapt our sessions to work
with the seasons.
In colder weather we practice fire
lighting and more energetic activities to keep participants warm.
We ran successful sessions all
through December, and even developed a range of stealth games that work well in
the dark, so there is no need to be limited by the time of year.
All session are free.
We would be glad to work with Scout groups from anywhere in Sheffield but sessions must be run in Moss Valley Woods, so will be of particular interest to the local scout group. Transport can be provided if necessary.
For more information please contact me on 0114 2634335, or on this email address. f.Ireland@wildsheffield.com
I work part time so if I am not in the office please leave a message and I'll get back as soon as I can.
Many Thanks,
Francis Ireland
Trainee Environmental Youth
Worker
Sheffield Wildlife Trust
37 Stafford Rd
Sheffield
S2 2SF
Please get in
touch with Francis if you are at all interested.
Scout Sailing Courses
Courses will take
place at Dam Flask Reservoir on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings from 5/6th
May to 7/8th July (excluding 26/27th May). The
courses are from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm on each evening. The cost will be
£75. Various Royal Yachting Association courses will be run depending on
demand. To receive information and an application form please send brief
details to register@sheffieldscoutsailing.org.uk.
The details should include name, address, phone number, Scout Group and
details of any previous experience/certificates. To assist planning
please indicate if you are unable to attend on either of the evenings. Email
contact is preferred but if not possible please contact:
Ian Cox, 42 Everard Avenue, S17 4LZ or 07711 086901